Today’s projects are from one of our favorite sewing & handmade living blogs, JCasa, whose tag-line is a handcrafter’s mantra: Make something special every day. Jennifer Casa is a self-described mama, maker, homebody, rocker, and dreamer — all things we can certainly appreciate!

AllPeopleQuilt.com started the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge as a way to inspire us to sew to serve others. To date there have been over 450,000 pillowcases handmade and donated to local charities by individuals across the USA!

Each summer we take our grandchildren for a few days and have “camp.” We move in a camper, fire pit, sleeping bags, pillows, swimsuits, and lots of snacks. This year we added two great-nieces and two more grandmas!

As Sewing Celebrity Amanda Murphy of Amanda Murphy Designs has been exploring with her BERNINA 780 E, she has created some of the most beautiful projects. Amanda has even put together videos for each project using her Medallion, Harlequin and Fizz patterns. Enjoy!

The BERNINA WeAllSew team – Jo, Erika, and Alice – wish you happy holidays filled with joy and happiness. We hope we brought you great inspiration for this year’s holiday season and helped you prepare for your holiday-gift sewing.

Handmade always means more during the holiday season. If you’re anxious to squeeze in some sewing for gift-giving we have six great easy tutorials to help in your handmade quest. These stylish gifts can be sewn in an afternoon and will leave your friends and relatives feeling extra cozy and extra loved this holiday season!

As the Holiday Season starts to wrap up, we have pulled together our top pins. There are hundreds of wonderful handmade Holiday DIY projects on Pinterest so the choosing was tough. Here are just a few of our favorites… Pocket Advent Calendar Banner from Stitched Tree Pillow Pointers by From The Blue

We’re sharing some of our favorite free sewing projects for the holidays each Friday until the end of the year – from decorations to deck the halls to quick gifts for loved ones. This week we’re sharing some of our favorite stitchable gifts for kids.

Donna Krebill, a customer of BERNINA Sewing Centers of Kansas City, sent me some photos of Christmas boots her quilt guild made for their local women’s shelter. They’ve been doing this for several years, supplying over 200 boots every Christmas – nearly 250 for 2012!